JedScholten

JedScholten

Favorite films

  • Whiplash
  • Dead Poets Society
  • Spirited Away
  • The Truman Show

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  • Perfect Blue

    ★★★★★

  • Watership Down

    ★★★★

  • From Up on Poppy Hill

    ★★★★

  • Blue Velvet

    ★★★★

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  • Perfect Blue

    Perfect Blue

    ★★★★★

    It’s perfect.

    Not just blue, though. Lots of colors in this one.

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

    ★★★★

    I think if this was just “animated movie where the animals die,” like I’ve heard it described to me, then this movie would not be remembered as it is. The story is less interested in being shocking than it is spiritual; less an animated HBO show and more an unfiltered religious text. There’s mythology and visions and spirits — archetypes and battles and sacrifices. It’s basically exodus for rabbits.

    My favorite sensibility from this story is the way they choose…

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  • Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

    Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

    ★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★★

    This movie takes more liberties with the source material than the first part, but the result is a story that surpasses the original prose. I found the ending to Dune 2021 to be lackluster, but this film serves as both a perfect sequel and a captivating standalone story. However, what really makes both of these movies stand out is the realization of the Dune universe through some of the best production work that cinema has to offer. From the special…